Materials

Resources & Advanced Materials

A variety of raw materials support every aspect of our daily lives, such as steel, glass, and ceramics. In a country like Japan with few natural resources, a stable supply of high-quality raw materials is vital for industrial activities. We select optimal raw materials from domestic and foreign sources to ensure a stable supply of materials, including mineral sands, raw materials for refractories, rare earth elements, and inorganic chemicals that meet the specific requirements from our customers. We are also actively involved in the development of new materials.

Product List

Mineral Sands

Biomass Fuel

Natural/Synthetic Raw Materials for Refractories

Metal Powder/Carbon Raw Materials

Inorganic Chemical Raw Materials

Catalyst Raw Materials

Nanomaterials

Ceramic Molded Products

Other Chemicals

Urea

Iwatani’s Strengths

Largest Mineral Sands^* Supplier in Japan

[Mineral sands]

In 1952, Iwatani became the first company in Japan to import mineral sands (the general term for granular ores such as zircon and titanium feedstocks). In addition to trading mineral sands imported from a leading global supplier in South Africa, Iwatani operates a 100%-owned mines in Western Australia. We are the largest supplier of mineral sands in Japan and draw on our global network and procurement ability to ensure a stable supply.

*Based on Iwatani data as of December 2021

Procuring Biomass Fuel From Southeast Asia

[PKS (palm kernel shells), wood pellets, silica sand]

Iwatani imports PKS (palm kernel shells) and wood pellets from Southeast Asia. These materials are ideal for biomass power generation, a process in which organic material derived from plant matter is burned to produce electricity. Iwatani draws on analytical technologies developed at the Iwatani R&D Center to supply high quality biomass fuel to biomass power plants in Japan.

Rare Earth

The Rare Earth suppliers located worldwide available to Iwatani provide a wide range of solutions. Iwatani also procures the materials needed by specific customers—for example, fine-grain and high BET products processed in Japan.
[Rare Earth compounds, fluorides, metals, fine-grain products, high BET products, granulated products, etc.]

Cesium Compounds

Iwatani’s Chinese supplier is the only manufacturer in the world engaged in the entire production process from the raw mineral ore. We offer optimal solutions to our customers that expect a long-term stable supply.
[Cesium carbonate, cesium iodide, cesium fluoride, cesium hydroxide, cesium nitrate, cesium formate, etc.]

Zirconium Compounds

Iwatani has served customers over the years as the general Japanese distributor for Jiangxi Kingan Hi-Tech Co., Ltd, among the world’s largest zirconium compound producers.
[Zirconium oxychloride, zirconium carbonate, zirconium sulfate, zirconium nitrate, zirconium acetate, zirconium hydroxide, etc.]

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Resources & Advanced Materials Department

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81-6-7637-3110

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81-3-5405-5835

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